I love sunny winter days so much ❄️☀️

Islande/Iceland, Jacques Heim, summer 1963.

(source: Palais Galliera - Fashion Museum of the City of Paris via Europeana Collections)

Character ask: Niko, 5,9, 21

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

Bei Dir - KLAN

wegen dieser Lyrics:

Vor ein paar Jahren, war ich immer auf der Jagd Oder auf der Flucht, es war mir nie so wirklich klar Ich muss heut' nicht mehr Casanova sein Dazu komm ich viel zu gerne heim

und ganz aktuell The Thief - Future Islands

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

Also wir wissen ja im Canon so wenig über Nikos Privatleben und Wohnsituation, dass ich jetzt einfach mal ja sage. Ich mein, er klebt eh ständig an Alex' Seite, also wäre er ja nicht mal viel zu Hause :D

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

Ich geb ihm gerne ein bisschen mehr Selbstreflexion und Zweifel, als er vielleicht canonically hat? Aber da projecte ich vielleicht auch, weil ich selbst so viel nachdenke und es mir schwerer fällt 'n Charakter zu schreiben, der einfach mal macht.

Und ich klammer mich sehr an die bits und pieces, die wir so über ihn wissen: Die Armut, in der er aufgewachsen ist im Gegensatz zu Alex' Wohlstand, dass er russisch kann. Vielleicht kriege ich auch irgendwann mal meine Gedanken zu seiner Spielsucht geordnet und mache da was draus (er nutzt das ja ganz offensichtlich als emotionales Ventil in Ep. 3 und gibt da in Ep. 2 Alex auch mal n ganz kleinen Einblick rein...)

charachter ask

Heims Festus Begins!

In the early hours of the morning, as the clock strikes eight, the speakers begin to sing. There's the sound of bells singing out through the morning air… and then a woman begins to sing. It's cheesy, cheery holiday music. As people begin to stir and look out their windows across all of the islands, the ground begins to shake. Poorly hidden beneath the cheer of the holiday music, an earsplitting screech erupts from the cracks in the ground.

The situation becomes blaringly clear to any onlookers. Anyone close to the site at the time is in the line of fire, people left cowering and crumbling to the ground in terror to try and hide from the oncoming barrage. The tremors hadn't been the cause of an earthquake, a volcano, or even a sinkhole. Beneath Keposis was the beast's lair, and now they had finally clawed free. Incubators slightly larger than their original forms begun to erupt from the cracks. They're furry and brown, dressed promptly like little deer. They're a little over a foot tall, each of them clad with little bells that jingled with every step. Maniacal laughter fills the air as they trample over any bystanders, even stepping on their own as they erupt from the cracks and flood the streets. This isn't even central to Keposis in itself- it spreads over Mistellein, Plantarium, Salus- it seems wherever people reside, these little creatures have been dispatched. On the main island, a party begins. Where the fountain once stood, the marble and brick had cracked as a stage rose from the ground. On it stood another Incubator, slightly larger than average. They stand alone despite the flood around the stage, as if unaffected. "Ahem…atooo~" they say into the mic, bouncing gently in place.

As if to put a temporary halt to the chaos around them, the skies darken. There's a flash of light to mark the arrival of the guides, Sora the first to appear with his key raised high. He lands on the stage as the other guides drop through the gate alongside him. Zhongli stands firm and proud, Maki landing third and assessing the land before Whitebeard shakes the ground with his own landing. "Attention!" Sora cries, and a meteor follows them from their opening- when it strikes the ground, the chaos around is forced to a temporary pause. The monsters that erupted from the ground are forced to pause at the site of their landing. Sora is the first to grab the mic from the incubator, who looks about at the new arrivals in shock, stomping its little foot as its performance is rudely interrupted.

"Attention- people of Keposis! I know it doesn't look good right now- I know this is scary! We need to work together to handle this, if we don't cooperate, it'll only make it worse. Cheer's arrival is going to set things out of control for a while. There's too much good! Keposis is run on emotions- and that means all this good is very, very bad! I'm sorry we weren't able to warn you. If we could have- we would! But right now- we NEED everyone to listen. Listen carefully! If you don't, you could get really, really badly hurt. We have a plan!"

The boy holds the mic out to Zhongli, next. Many a millennia of existence, of leading, of building a nation gives Zhongli a sense of confidence when it comes to preparing people for war; preparing people for something daunting and unavoidable. But it never gets easier, regardless of the experience, Zhongli never finds it easier to inform a population about an ongoing disaster. "Sora is correct; cooperation is a must within this time, to ensure we all come out of this and keep things balanced. With so much cheer and positivity, there is a need for negativity. The world feeds off of the emotions of those within it, and so I request each of you, to whatever capability you have, do something to bring forth negativity either within yourself or those around you. However big or small, we can do what is necessary to keep this world functioning, and to make it out of this moment alive." Zhongli nods solemnly, and offers the mic out to the next guide.

The festive cheer of the season is infectious, bleeding into the homes of the residents of Keposis-- even going as far as the Island of Salus. December was never a good month to be a sorcerer back home, even the ever-so-romantic December 24th had history to it that predated the aspirations of the one who cut her family line short. Much of Maki Zenin's time had been spent investigating deep within the cracks and crevasses, going far beyond where any resident would feel comfortable exploring or being allowed to reach. After relaying information to her fellow guides when returning from the depths, it was a quick decision to limit the intrigue of cheer to come to better contain the situation and look for possible solutions… that which seemed to work well until a massive Pine tree split open from the crack in Plantarium; decorated with garland, popcorn, and large ornaments heavy and large enough to crush a village. The headache that followed barely allowed Maki time to answer the concerns of the residents before needing to regroup with the other guides, this were getting out of control fast. Maki waited for Zhongli to finish his remark, clearing her throat before administering her advice into the microphone. "Too much good being bad has a fix, first ten people to cause chaos large enough to stave off the scented pinecones gets a free week pass on not going to therapy. I'm the judge, try not to get anyone killed. I know there's a few of you out there who can topple cities with ease." She offers the mic out, holding it upwards to offer it to their final guide. Whitebeard takes the stage with his looming presence.

The strongest man in the world. The man closest to the one piece. An emperor of the sea.

He who could break the world.

All those fancy titles, Look where that got you…

Despite everything you manage to procure throughout your long life, from unimaginable wealth, power, to a love so strong it keeps you kicking far after your expiration date. You could never do anything against man's greatest enemy. You have been weathered by time. It left you weak. You knew your prime was long behind you, but to see just how much of a difference some decades could make right before your eyes was disheartening at least.

Tragic at most.

Though it was always bound to be right? Life at sea is not kind, you have seen your fair share of tragedy, of pain, and loss. Sometimes all so close together coping with it was impossible so you simply kept moving.

Now… even if everything is different, its all the same. Here you are with all this power at your finger tips, yet both from age and situations far beyond your control you can do.

Nothing, other than parting words. Your bitterness clings to your voice, your frustration bleeding out through you. "GUARARARA. as far as plans this could all be much more thought out but well. What can you do? To those that cant handle the heat, to those that are not cut out for what is to come, there is no shame in seeking shelter. There is no shame in prioritizing your safety. But to those that have strength and are more than willing to use it? Whatever mess you make we can clean up. To my sons and daughters. I'm sorry we could not do more, the failures of a father should never fall onto the laps of his children."

~~~~

With the mood set into something somber, Cheer looks in awe at the four that had stormed the stage. Cracks can be heard as the petrification begins to break, the creatures about to burst free. Sora takes the mic again. "It's awful, I know. But if we don't do something about this, the world will be destroyed. Contribute to the joy, or feel your greatest sorrow, your anger, we need it! Just…please. Stay safe." Sora lingers for a moment in hesitation, then he very reluctantly hands the mic back off to Cheer. The incubator rights themself, and clears their throat.

"Anyways!" They say, continuing right where they had left off. "Ato! I've got in mind to give you all a beautiful show! It's being broadcast across all the islands, so smile please!" They count themselves in, and as the music begins to boom, the cracks give way. The creatures petrified in place burst free, and begin to rampage through the city streets. They flood all off the islands, trampling, tormenting people. Broodlings laugh maniacally as they follow suit, crawling from the cracks and beginning to prowl the islands in search of prey. (edited) EVENT SUMMARY The world is a set of scales. Both Negative and Positive emotions make up a side of the scale, and if there is an influx of one, the scales will tip and the world will begin to break apart. As a result of this, the offset of cheer and joy brought by our newest introduced incubator "HOLIDAY CHEER" sets the world off balance and begins to break it apart. Project Krampus was released as a countermeasure, incubators set to destroy all in sight and wreck this cheer. It's a dangerous measure. Emotions are high and broodlings have begun to infest the cities as well, contributing to the madness. It is your responsibility to help with the leveling of the scales- be it in holiday cheer, or in utter, purge level destruction. You may pick your side- but keep a watchful eye out. It's dangerous, and we don't yet know the puppetmaster that is inciting this nightmare upon us.

Pictured: Cheer, and the Krampuses

ten books to know me

thank you for the tag lovely @moony-saraneth and @schmem14! No pressure tagging @danpuff-ao3 @sitp-recs @getawayfox @tackytigerfic @maesterchill and anyone who wants to join in!

The Baby-Sitter's Club book series, by Ann M. Martin I don't know what to tell you, I was hooked on these books as a kid. I used to beg my school library and my local library to stock more of them and I'd always get a new one for Christmas. I even wrote to Scholastic thinking they'd tell Ann M. Martin I was her biggest fan, and in return I got a little note from who probably was their intern at the time, and a free book. My favourite character was Dawn 🍃

Point Horror book series After the Baby-Sitters came the teens tortured by slashers, ghosts, and possessed funhouses. What can I say, I evolved. I loved these books. I might even still have a few knocking about somewhere, but I distinctly remember enjoying The Lifeguard and The Snowman. Which really brought me onto...

Carrie, Stephen King And basically every King book of that ilk. I'm a huge fan. This was the first book I read, I took it out my school library and devoured it in a night. My best friend and I used to call each other without fail every night at 8pm (this is when everyone had landlides) and I remember boring her silly with my gushing over Stephen King (and Buffy and Harry Potter, and eventually fandom).

Drawing Blood, Billy Martin This is still published under Billy's deadname, fyi. DB was the first book of his I read and let me tell you, I was floored. I found out about his work via the good ol' dial up internet/discussion forums when I was trying to find some new queer horror to indulge in. I was into the Vampire Chronicles but it just didn't hit the spot for me back then, you know (I was about 16 and very sheltered). My mum, having no idea what the content of this book was, took me to Waterstones in Edinburgh to buy this and Lost Souls together from the horror section, and from then on I was hooked. Now this is what I call queer horror!! Disturbing, sexy, nasty, emotional, dramatic, it has it all.

Mysterious Skin, Scott Heim I read this book when I was 17 and it blew me away. It's harrowing, horrific, disturbing stuff, and I loved Heim's ability to weave in all these different voices and trauma responses. It's not for everyone. The film is pretty good, too.

Ghost World, Daniel Clowes I love Ghost World so much I have some of it permanently etched onto my skin. Two nihilistic girls against the world and, eventually, against each other as they grow up and grow apart. Oh, and Enid Coleslaw really did inform some of my wardrobe choices as a student.

More Than This, Patrick Ness This book had a profound impact on me when I read it for the first time. I have suffered from thanatophobia on and off for decades, and I'm definitely better about it now than I used to be, but something about this book really comforted me in a time of crisis when I needed it most. I found it incredibly healing.

Captive Prince series, C.S. Pacat To say I am obsessed with this series and the world within it is probably an understatement. I have read and reread these books an embarrassing amount of times, and they're always the comfort I turn to when I need a good distraction from the world around me! Beautifully written and realised, and a central relationship where both characters are flawed, strong, competent, and complex.

The Testament of Gideon Mack, James Robertson My favourite piece of modern literature. Flawless (to me, at least, I understand everyone has different tastes!) from the first page to the last. Bizarre, heartbreaking, funny, and very Scottish. I love the exploration of religion/atheism, mental health, reputation, and the paranormal. This is my desert island book.

The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller This book changed my brain chemistry. To adapt a piece of ancient literature and tell it with such power and stab you in the heart and make you eat it beauty... I just. No words. To me, this is the ultimate love story.

Bikini Atoll: Nuclear tests, Swimsuits and SpongeBob

In 1945, shortly after World War II, the Cold War began which saw the U.S and the Soviet Union engage in a race to build nuclear weapons. The U.S chose to test nuclear weapons on Bikini Atoll.

Bikini Atoll (roughly meaning "coconut place") is a coral reef in the Marshall Islands. It was chosen due to its remote location away from air and sea traffic. Navy Commodore Ben H. Wyatt, who was the military governor of the Marshall Islands, made an appeal to the Bikinians. He told them that their land was needed for "the good of mankind and to end all world wars." They were not fully informed of the nuclear tests and believed that they would soon be able to return to their homes, and so they agreed to move.

The U.S. government constantly relocated the Bikini islanders from one island to another providing them with minimum support. They were plagued with malnutrition (due to inadequate food and water supply) and starvation.

Meanwhile, over 42,000 US military personnel, 242 naval ships, 156 planes and 5,400 experimental rats, goats, and pigs had landed on Bikini Atoll to begin nuclear testing. The U.S detonated 23 nuclear devices between 1946 and 1958 at seven test sites. The test weapons were detonated on the reef itself, on the sea, in the air and underwater. On March 1, 1954, a detonation on Bikini Atoll known as “Bravo” created an explosion equivalent to 1,000 Hiroshima-sized bombs.

In the 1970s, the Atomic Energy Commission declared Bikini Atoll “virtually free of radiation”, and the Bikinians were told to return to their island. They were reassured that the well water and locally-grown food were safe to consume. However, eight years later scientists confirmed that the island actually still contained dangerous levels of radiation and the Bikinians were forced to leave permanently. The radiation levels today still far exceed levels considered to be habitable, and are even higher than those at Chernobyl and Fukushima.

The link to 'SpongeBob'

There are many cartoon theories about SpongeBob SquarePants, Bikini Bottom being a nuclear test site actually holds some truth. It has been confirmed that Bikini Bottom is located beneath Bikini Atoll. One fan theory has it that SpongeBob and his collection of weird and wonderful friends are the result of mutations caused by radiation on Bikini Atoll above them.

The link to the 'Bikini'

Two French designers rivalled to create the world’s smallest suit: Jacques Heim debuted the “Atome,” named after the atom; while Louis Réard came up with an even tinier creation called the “Bikini.” Réard thought his invention was as ‘small and devastating’ as the atom bomb, and named it after this infamous location on the other side of the planet, hoping to capitalize on the attention the tests received.

🙶French automotive engineer Louis Réard introduced a design he named the "Bikini", adopting the name from the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, which was the colonial name the Germans gave to the atoll, borrowed from the Marshallese name for the island, Pikinni. Four days earlier, the United States had initiated its first peacetime nuclear weapons test at Bikini Atoll as part of Operation Crossroads. Unlike the prior Trinity test, or most subsequent nuclear test series, the United States allowed both international observers and the global press to observe Crossroads, creating an intense international interest in the new weapon and its testing. Réard never explained why he chose the name "Bikini" for the swimsuit. Various motivations have been attributed to his choosing of the name, including the idea that he hoped it would create "explosive commercial and cultural reaction" similar to the explosion at Bikini Atoll, that it was meant to be associated with the "exotic allure of the tropical Pacific", from the "comparison of the effects of a scantily clad woman to the atomic bomb," and the idea that Reard's design had out-done Heim's design and "split the atome"… …It has been frequently cited as a major example of a "psychological link between atomic destruction and sexuality" in popular culture, which includes the stenciling of Rita Hayworth onto one of the bombs detonated at Crossroads, and its persistence in language has been argued as having "trivialized and downplayed the reality of nuclear testing," given the contamination done by especially later US thermonuclear tests at Bikini and other Marshallese atolls.🙷

Source: Wikipedia

What creative, political, and liberatory possibilities emerge at the intersections of Asian America, Buddhism, and literature? This roundtable brings together five prolific authors—Quyên Nguyễn-Hoàng, Tsering Yangzom Lama, Shin Yu Pai, Ryan Lee Wong, and Bryan Thao Worra—to discuss the cultural and spiritual influences in their work. In a panel conversation moderated by Chenxing Han, these writers will share how a wide range of Buddhist traditions—in conjunction with their Vietnamese, Laotian, Tibetan, Taiwanese, Korean, and Chinese heritages—shape their artistic practice and political commitments.

If you’re able, please join us in person at the Michigan League to welcome our guest speakers, who are visiting from Pittsburgh, New York City, Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Vancouver, Canada. After the author readings and roundtable discussion, there will be time for audience Q&A followed by an informal reception and book signings. Please stay to enjoy light refreshments and to meet the authors one-on-one!

This event is sponsored by the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and co-sponsored by the Department of American Culture, the Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies program, the Nam Center for Korean Studies, the Department of Comparative Literature, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, and the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies with local bookshop Booksweet organizing the book signings.

Panelists Quyên Nguyễn-Hoàng is a writer and translator born in Việt Nam. Recent publications include Masked Force (Sàn Art), a pamphlet-catalogue on Võ An Khánh’s war photographs, and Chronicles of a Village (Penguin SEA), her translation of a novel by Nguyễn Thanh Hiện. Her work has appeared in Poetry, Jacket2, Modern Poetry in Translation and other venues. Currently studying at Stanford University, she has received support from the PEN/Heim Fund and the Institute for Comparative Modernities, among other honors.

Tsering Yangzom Lama’s debut novel, We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies, won the GLCA New Writers Award as well as the Banff Mountain Book Award for Fiction & Poetry. Tsering holds an MFA in Writing from Columbia University and a BA in Creative Writing and International Relations from the University of British Columbia. We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies is published in English in Canada, the United States, and India. Translations are available or forthcoming in French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Tibetan, and Arabic.

Shin Yu Pai is currently the Civic Poet of The City of Seattle. She is the author of 13 books, and has received awards for her work from the Academy of American Poets, 4Culture, The Awesome Foundation, and Artist Trust. Shin Yu is host and writer of “Ten Thousand Things”—an award-winning, chart-topping podcast on Asian American stories. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and earned an MA in Museology from The University of Washington.

Ryan Lee Wong is author of the novel Which Side Are You On, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. He organized the exhibitions Serve the People at Interference Archive and Roots at Chinese American Museum, and has written on the intersections of arts, race, and social movements. Ryan holds an MFA in Fiction from Rutgers-Newark and served on the Board of the Jerome Foundation. He lived for two years at Ancestral Heart Temple and is the Administrative Director of Brooklyn Zen Center.

Bryan Thao Worra is a Lao American poet. With 20+ awards and fellowships, he is the author of 9+ books of poetry on the Lao American diaspora. He has presented at the Library of Congress, Poets House, Kearny Street Workshop, the Singapore Writers Festival, and the Smithsonian, and is the author of over 100 publications. He has documented Lao Theravada Buddhist temples in the US for over 15 years. His newest book American Laodyssey is forthcoming from Sahtu Press in Spring 2024.

Moderator Chenxing Han is the author of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists; one long listening: a memoir of grief, friendship, and spiritual care; and over twenty articles and book chapters for both academic and mainstream audiences. She is a frequent speaker and workshop leader at schools, universities, and Buddhist communities across the nation, and currently serves as the Khyentse Visitor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan.

Deutsche Handballer feiern Halbfinaleinzug, kassieren jedoch Klatsche gegen Kroatien.

Die deutsche Handball-Nationalmannschaft erlebte bei der Heim-EM 2024 eine emotionale Achterbahnfahrt. Nachdem sie vorzeitig das Halbfinale erreicht hatten, mussten sie sich in der Hauptrunde gegen Kroatien geschlagen geben. Ein Wechselbad der Gefühle für Spieler und Fans, das den Weg für weitere Herausforderungen ebnete.

Halbfinal-Ticket vorzeitig gelöst, aber...

Das DHB-Team unter der Leitung von Bundestrainer Alfred Gislason konnte vor dem entscheidenden Spiel gegen Kroatien bereits den vorzeitigen Einzug ins Halbfinale feiern. Frankreich und Island hatten durch ihre Schützenhilfe dafür gesorgt, dass die deutsche Mannschaft die Möglichkeit hatte, um den Einzug ins Finale zu kämpfen. Die Vorfreude war spürbar, doch die letzte Hauptrundenbegegnung sollte eine schmerzhafte Lektion werden.

Fehlwurf-Festival führt zur Niederlage

Trotz des vorzeitigen Halbfinaleinzugs konnte das DHB-Team in der ausverkauften Lanxess Arena in Köln nicht den gewünschten fünften Sieg im siebten Spiel einfahren. Die Niederlage gegen Kroatien mit 24:30 (14:13) war nicht nur enttäuschend, sondern auch das erste Mal, dass eine deutsche Mannschaft in der "Kathedrale des Handballs" in Köln eine Turnierniederlage hinnehmen musste.

Mangelnde Konsequenz im Angriff

Besonders im Angriff zeigte die deutsche Mannschaft eine hohe Fehlerquote und ließ die letzte Konsequenz vermissen. Nach sieben torlosen Minuten zogen die Kroaten mit ihrem starken Torhüter Dominik Kuzmanovic im zweiten Abschnitt auf einen zwischenzeitlichen Sechs-Tore-Vorsprung davon. Die DHB-Männer konnten sich von diesem Rückstand nicht mehr erholen.

Blick auf die Hauptrunden-Gruppe I

Mit 5:5 Punkten beendete Deutschland die Hauptrunden-Gruppe I auf dem zweiten Platz, knapp hinter dem ungeschlagenen Olympiasieger Frankreich (10:0). Der französische Sieg gegen Ungarn und Islands Triumph gegen Österreich sorgten bereits vor Spielbeginn für Jubel im deutschen Lager.

Stolz und Zuversicht trotz Niederlage

Trotz der schmerzlichen Niederlage zeigte sich DHB-Sportvorstand Axel Kromer stolz auf die Mannschaft. "Das ist natürlich unglaublich geil für die Mannschaft. Das macht uns unheimlich stolz", betonte Kromer. Gleichzeitig äußerte er Zuversicht für das anstehende Halbfinal-Duell gegen Dänemark: "Es gibt kein Team, gegen das wir nicht gewinnen können."

Endspiel-Tickets und die Rivalen Frankreich und Schweden

Die Entscheidung über das zweite Endspiel-Ticket fiel zwischen Frankreich und Titelverteidiger Schweden. Alle entscheidenden Partien wurden im "Mekka des Handballs" in Köln ausgetragen, wo eine deutsche Mannschaft bisher noch nie ein Turnierspiel verloren hatte.

Direkte WM-Qualifikation als Trostpflaster

Eine positive Nachricht begleitete die Niederlage gegen Kroatien: Das deutsche Team sicherte sich durch das Erreichen der Runde der letzten Vier auch die direkte Qualifikation für die WM-Endrunde im kommenden Jahr, die in Kroatien, Dänemark und Norwegen stattfinden wird.

Hauptrundenspiel als lockeres Warm-up

Das letzte Hauptrundenspiel gegen die bereits ausgeschiedenen Kroaten diente dem DHB-Team als lockeres Warm-up für das Halbfinale. Die Spieler erfuhren von der Niederlage Österreichs noch im Teamhotel und erlebten die Pleite Ungarns zusammen mit den Fans hautnah in der Halle.

Starke Anfangsphase, gefolgt von einem Rückschlag

Die deutsche Mannschaft startete gut in die Begegnung gegen Kroatien. Dank der herausragenden Leistung von Torhüter Andreas Wolff, der in den ersten acht Minuten fünf Paraden verbuchen konnte, erspielte sich Deutschland eine 5:3-Führung. Doch im Verlauf der Partie wurde deutlich, dass es für das deutsche Team tabellarisch um nichts mehr ging.

Auf und Ab in der ersten Halbzeit

Beim Stand von 10:13 (25.) lag das Team von Gislason erstmals mit drei Toren zurück. Doch dieser Rückschlag war der Startschuss für die bis dato beste Phase im deutschen Spiel. Angeführt von Rückraumspieler Sebastian Heymann erkämpften sich die DHB-Männer mit einem 4:0-Lauf innerhalb von vier Minuten eine knappe Pausenführung.

Enge Partie nach der Pause

Nach dem Seitenwechsel blieb die Partie zunächst eng. Bis zum 19:19 (45.) konnte sich keines der beiden Teams entscheidend absetzen. Doch dann folgten sieben Minuten, in denen beide Teams mit zahlreichen Fehlwürfen und ohne eigenen Treffer zu kämpfen hatten.

Die Handball-EM 2024 bleibt für das deutsche Team eine emotionale Reise. Der vorzeitige Halbfinaleinzug sorgte für Freude, doch die Niederlage gegen Kroatien mahnte an die Herausforderungen, die noch vor der Mannschaft liegen. Der Blick richtet sich nun auf das Halbfinale gegen Dänemark und die Aussicht auf eine direkte Qualifikation für die kommende WM-Endrunde.

Seems like I need a second Switch because I wanna rebuild Heim and make it more kidcore-ish but I also want to buld a chinese island. Ugh...

#Househunted2 #heimbaile #MyThoughtsAndQuestions

I wonder if it's still canon that Realtors can't have jobs.

If so then how can Heim Baile afford these burgers?

Unless the dater ending with him made it canon that the buyer is paying for the burgers.

I wonder if Heim Baile would eat a vegan burger?

Also my realm jumping oc Zable Fable would totally do a burger review with Heim.

I wonder since some of the uncanny resident's can't leave the island but only a few can.

Can John Doe leave the island?

Also does Heim get the burgers from the trash and how did he figure out realtors don't need to eat humans to survive?

What happens internally to a realtor when they eat something other than humans?

Why is the water dangerous in the uncanny valley?

Did Heim originally eat buyers or humans but couldn't catch them due to the housebody making the lure a thicc guy?

I wonder if realtor's have pictures of their housebodies framed with their lure bodies?

I wonder in the realtor species that the house can't produce a lure body or just makes a wonky humanoid lure like the eyes are in a weird place.

Or looks like it is not finished?

Realtor's are just animal crossing human villagers since they are connected to their houses.

I know fans already drew John Doe and Maison Talo as animal crossing villagers but what about Heim Baile?

What would Heim's animal crossing animal be?

My guesses are a bear, anteater, or pig villager.

I noticed that a self aware buyer is like the Roadrunner and Maison Talo is like Wile E Coyote.

I mean both are smug smart guys and have business cards.

Wile E Coyote's says he is a super genius while Maison Talo says he's the number 1 realtor in the uncanny valley.

They both try to trick you into capture and hide behind things to watch their prey.

Burger image not mine but link is there.

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Birds are Better Present Soaring Debut The Island (Part One)

The Island -- Part One, the sparkling debut by Norwegian singer-songwriter Stian Fjelldal's new dream-folk project Birds Are Better has just been released to Spotify and all the major services.  Stream Creative and eclectic, Birds are Better owes as much to classic groups like Crosby, Stills & Nash as it does to more modern fare like Fleet Foxes, The Flaming Lips and Susanne Sundfør.   The first of a pair of albums scheduled for release this year, Part One captures Fjelldal's emergence from a bout of writer's block that saw the veteran artist plagued by self-doubt and malaise.  Highlight tracks include "Marigold", "Fencing You In" and the title track, “The Island”. Watch the video for "Marigold" here After emerging onto to the scene with the radio hit "Håbløs", a record deal with Warner Music, and releasing such memorable gems as "Sammen i Mørket," "Æ vil heim," "I verdens rigeste land," "Bare min,, "Festen," and "Ville hesta," Fjelldal found himself in a creative rut. So he decided to free himself and go in a new direction with Birds Are Better. These days, Fjelldal is something of a major-label refugee who's staking his claim in independence and creative freedom with this album.  The Island -- Part One is clearly the work of a singer/songwriter reveling in his newfound sense of creative freedom and resurgence. The results are, by turns, gorgeous, breathtaking, melancholy and, ultimately, life-affirming. (photo by Stian Fjelldal. download hi-res version here. Read the full article

Friday, June 23rd, 8PM, at our beloved Molasses Books spot, AWTS is celebrating the recent and forthcoming releases of new work in translation from Spanish, Italian, and German,

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Jesse Lee Kercheval and Jeannine Marie Pitas -- whose translations of Silvia Guerra wonderfully recall H.D.'s "Oread" --  will be presenting their co translation of Uruguayan poet Mariella Nigro's Memory Rewritten (White Pine Press); Alta L. Price will be reading from both Mithu Sanyal's Identitti (a highly recommended review by Susan Bernofsky for LARB can be found here) as well as a forthcoming translation from World Editions, About People by Juli Zeh; Hope Campbell Gustafson will read from Commander of the River by Ubah Cristina Ali Farah (Indiana University Press), a coming-of-age story that runs parallel to recurring exile, “The sound of the ocean, its roar, is the leitmotif of my childhood."

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Jesse Lee Kercheval is a poet, writer, and translator, specializing in Uruguayan poetry. Her translations include Still Life with Defeats by Tatiana Oroño, also published by White Pine Press, Love Poems by Idea Vilariño and The Invisible Bridge: Selected Poems of Circe Maia. She is the co-translator, with Jeannine Marie Pitas, of A Sea at Dawn by Silvia Guerra. She is the Zona Gale Professor Emerita of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the coeditor of the Wisconsin Poetry Series at the University of Wisconsin Press. Jeannine Marie Pitas is the translator or cotranslator of ten books, most recently Uruguayan poet Mariella Nigro's Memory Rewritten (co-translated with Jesse Lee Kercheval and published by White Pine Press in 2023). Her most recent collection of poetry, Or/And, was published by Paraclete Press in 2023. She lives in Pittsburgh and teaches at Saint Vincent College. Alta L. Price runs a publishing consultancy specialized in literature and nonfiction texts on art, architecture, design, and culture. Alta holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Hunter College. Recipient of the Gutekunst Prize, Alta’s translations from German and Italian have appeared on BBC Radio 4, Specimen, Words Without Borders, and elsewhere. Of the more than forty books Alta has translated, the latest are Mithu Sanyal’s novel Identitti and Giorgio Agamben’s Hölderlin’s Madness. Alta has translated two novels by Juli Zeh: New Year was a finalist for the 2022 PEN America Translation Prize as well as the Helen & Kurt Wolff Prize, and About People is forthcoming this fall. Hope Campbell Gustafson translates from Italian, and works for the Civitella Ranieri Foundation. Her translation of Somali-Italian writer Ubah Cristina Ali Farah's novel Commander of the River, a project for which she received a Pen/Heim Translation Fund Grant, was just published as part of Indiana University Press' Global African Voices Series. In 2019, Fontanella Press published a collection of Marco Lodoli's vignettes about Rome in Hope's English, as Islands -- New Islands: a Vagabond Guide to Rome (Fontanella Press). She is currently working with a non-fiction book by Lorenzo Alunni titled Odysseus' Scars: Bodies and Borders in the Mediterranean.

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13.-19.3.:

Montag: Ich musste noch ein Projekt für die Uni fertig machen und nachmittags musste ich noch mit meiner Gruppe in Robotics einen kurzen Vortrag halten. Hat beides problemlos funktioniert, also bis auf das Drama Final am Mittwoch bin ich fertig. Danach bin ich noch mit Niklas zum Golden Gardens Park gefahren. Das ist ein echt schöner Park an der Küste, 30 Minuten von zuhause entfernt. Dominik war in der Zeit in der Stadt und hat sich ein paar Sachen angeschaut, wir haben uns dann zuhause wieder getroffen. Abends haben wir noch mit Gabe die letzte Folge von The last of Us geschaut. Danach waren wir noch bei Emma zum Lasagne Essen eingeladen. Da haben wir ein bisschen Wein getrunken und und gut unterhalten.

Dienstag: Morgens haben wir ein leckeres Ei gefrühstückt. Danach sind wir alle 3 zusammen in die Stadt gefahren, das Wetter war echt genial gut. Ich hab Dominik Pike Place und so gezeigt. Dann waren wir noch auf der Space Needle, in den Chihuli Gardens und bei Kerry Park. Man hat Mt. Rainier echt gut gesehen, also perfekte Aussicht. Abends waren wir bei Christian und Kevin zum Essen eingeladen. Wir haben uns zu lange in der Stadt aufgehalten und mussten dann einen Uber nehmen um nicht zu spät zu kommen. War aber kein Problem. Das Essen war wieder fantastisch, es gab Spare Ribs mit Salat und Kartoffeln.

Mittwoch: Ich habe mich Mittags mit meiner Drama Gruppe getroffen um die Szene noch ein letztes Mal durchzugehen. Hat auch gut geklappt. Um 4 war dann die Prüfung, hat auch problemlos funktioniert und Spaß gemacht. Insgesamt ein echt cooler Kurs, auch wenn ich kein Schauspieler werden will. Dominik ist selber an den Strand gefahren und hat sich die Gegend da angeschaut. Hat ihm auch gut gefallen. Abends waren wir auf einer Party von den ganzen Austauschstudenten eingeladen. Leider waren echt viele im Urlaub oder noch am lernen deshalb war nicht soo viel los, aber hat trotzdem Spaß gemacht. Wir waren so um 1 zuhause.

Donnerstag: Von der Party waren wir alle ein bisschen fertig. Haben erstmal ausgeschlafen und gut gefrühstückt. Nachmittags waren wir dann Fußball spielen weil das Wetter so gut war. Es war echt viel los, die meisten haben wohl keine Klausuren mehr. Wir waren ca. 2h da. Danach sind wir noch ein bisschen zu den Hub Games, Dominik fand es echt cool da.

Freitag: Morgens waren wir mit der ganzen Gruppe Brunchen. Emma fliegt morgen leider schon wieder zurück nach Australien :( Das Ganze war so als Abschied gedacht. War echt schön und hat gut geschmeckt. Wir waren so bis 1 da. Es war ja außerdem noch St. Patricks day. Wir sind dann also mit fast der ganzen Gruppe zu Irish Emma und haben dort angefangen zu trinken um 2 Uhr mittags. Außerdem haben wir uns noch alle Wassertatoos gemacht, sah ganz lustig aus. Um 4 sind wir zu einer anderen Gruppe von Austauschstudenten, die hatten einen coolen Garten mit einer tollen Aussicht. Da haben wir noch ein bisschen mehr getrunken. Anschließend haben wir und aufgeteilt, ich bin mit Dominik, Niklas, Lindsay und Will zum einem guten Asiatischen Fast Food gegenagen. Die anderen waren bei Mc Donalds... selber schuld. Hat sehr gut geschmeckt. Dann waren wir noch beim Montlake Cut und haben da auf der Mauer direkt am Wasser gesessen und das Wetter genossen. Es wurde dann auch langsam schon dunkel. Einige von den anderen wollten dann noch zu Finns, dem Irischen Pub. Also haben wir an der Ave auf den Bänken noch ein bisschen mehr getrunken. Niklas war echt fertig und ist nach hause, Dominik auch. Ich war dann noch kurz im Finns aber das war mir dann auch zu viel. Also bin ich so um 11 heim und hab mir noch Alladins geholt.

Samstag: Die beiden Freunde von Niklas sind heute angekommen. Niklas ist zum Flughafen. Das Wetter war so gut wie schon lange nicht mehr. Dominik und ich sind also auf den Columbia Tower und haben die Aussicht genossen. Danach sind wir noch mit der Fähre nach Bainbridge Island und haben dort was schönes gegessen. Man hatte echt eine gute Aussicht auf die Berge und so. Abends haben wir uns dann alle in der Wohnung getroffen und überlegt wie wir es mit dem schlafen machen. Dominik schläft jetzt bei mir im Zimmer auf der Luftmatratze, hier ist ja genug Platz. Die beiden Neuen waren sehr müde also sind wir früh ins Bett.

Sonntag: Ich wurde um 7 aufgeweckt weil der eine Freund von Niklas lautstark 3. Liga geschaut hat. War dann erstmal nicht so toll aber naja. Hab dann noch mit Olli, Daniel und Fynn telefoniert und wir haben unseren Skiurlaub im Winter geplant. Fynn kommt jetzt übrigens nach diesem Semester nach Hause, es ist ihm zu stressig in den USA mit dem ganzen Training und so. Kann ich verstehen und ich denke auch das es die richtige Entscheidung war. Als ich bei ihm war war er echt seht gestresst die ganze Zeit und er ist ja eigentlich für den Spaß dort hin. Um 12 waren Dominik und ich auf einem Baseball Spiel. Er fand es ganz interessant. Ich finde den Sport aber sau langweilig aber naja. Um 4 waren wir noch auf einem Frauen Basketball Spiel, sogar Playoffs. Es war recht viel los für Frauen Basketball und die Stimmung war gut. Wir haben das Spiel im letzten Quater von 10 Punkte Rückstand auf 10 Punkte Vorsprung gedreht, war echt cool! Abends haben wir noch unsere Koffer für Vancouver gepackt und ich habe Lasagne gemacht.

Bilder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hrZz6mSvHbpuZPKjO8rp2ofxBuQYJ0Z8?usp=sharing